Re: MySQL server socket problem

Nick Rout <[email protected]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:04:22 +1300

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On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 6:57 PM, John Reid <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Nick
>
> mysqld is not running

so the question is "why not". Changing all the config files in heaven
and earth is not going to change a service that isn't actually
running.

Try starting the service from the command line. Usually something like

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start [distro dependent]

also look in your log files [ditto]

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